Breeze and a background..

Hello everyone!

I'm back after a little break, we've just had a fabulous holiday in Dorset, what a beautiful county that is!  We did lots of walking and ate several very good cream teas!

I was so happy to recently be asked to contribute to Creative Stamping Magazine  with three beautiful digis from 

Whimsy Stamps

I did a feature which included some handy tips about creating your own backgrounds for your stamped images!

Here's how I made this cute card!

1.With the 12.5cm circle die create a white card blank with the fold at the top.  With the same die create a square of design paper the same size and fix it to the card blank.  Set aside

2.Print the Breeze digi at a height of about 10cm.  With the 11.5cm circle die cut out the image and colour it with alcohol markers as shown.  

3.Create a cloud template with card using the Up In The Clouds die set.  

Use the cloud template to mask the background as you apply Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide.

Starting at the top of the design move the template from left to right carefully adding the distress oxide with a brush or sponge as you go. 

 

4. Tear a strip of vellum approximately 14.5cm x 6cm and emboss it with the clouds embossing folder.  Layer the vellum and the coloured design onto the card blank set aside earlier.

5. With black ink stamp the Special Friend sentiment onto white card .  Cut the words out with sharp scissors and fix to the top right of the card design as shown.

Top Tip: - When using Distress Ink on the background start with a very small amount of ink on your blending sponge or brush – it is easy to build the colour up but you can’t take it away if you go in too heavy handed to begin with!

Ingredients From 

Whimsy Stamps

Breeze Pollycraft Digital Image for Whimsy Stamps

Whimsy Stamps Up In The Clouds Die Set

Whimsy Stamps You’re Too Kind Clear Stamp Set by Deb Davis

Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink Pad

 

 

You can get hold of a copy of issue 71 of Creative Stamping again by following the link
HERE

Thank you for popping by!

Be sure to pop to 

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to see the gorgeous Creative Team creations there and then to 

Whimsy Stamps 

to engage in some essential retail therapy!
from Sue...xxx

Other Ingredients

White Card

Card Suitable for Alcohol Markers (I use Make It Colour by Elaine Hughes Marker Geek)

Spring Fling 6 x 6 Paper Pad by Lawn Fawn

Tonic Studios Circular Layering Dies

Alcohol Markers (I use Copics Skin – E04, E21, E00, E000, Hair E42, E43, E44, E47, Clothes & Kite – R32, R22, R30, B13, B32, BG10, Puppy - YR18, YR16, YR14, W6, W4, W2, Ground – YG63, YG61)  

MFT Hybrid Ink Pad in Extreme Black

Vellum

Die’sire Embossalicious Cloud Embossing Folder

Craft Box Basics

Don't laugh!...

Hello everyone, Happy Saturday!

I was so thrilled to recently be asked to create three cards for 

Creative Stamping Magazine 

using some gorgeous 

Whimsy Stamps

digis by Crissy Armstrong

Lovely Nicky, the editor has allowed me to share one of the cards with you!

I picked my favourite of the three, a card made with 

Don't Laugh - Digital Stamp by Chrissy Armstrong

Here's how to make this card!...

Create a 11cm x 14cm white card blank with the fold at the side.  With the largest 

Hand Stitched Die 

create a square of design paper the same size and fix it to the card blank.  Set aside

Print the 

Don't Laugh digi.  

(There is no need to resize as Whimsy digis import and print at the desired size).  With the 12cm x 9cm 

Hand Stitched Die 

cut out the image and colour it with alcohol markers as shown.  Place the image back into the die and distress the edges with Scattered Straw Distress Ink. Fix the image to the card design set aside earlier.

With the 

Smile Large Word Die 

cut a piece of white card and fix underneath the image as shown.  Randomly dot 

stickles 

around the tip of the coloured image.

With a 

Quick Strips Die 

cut a piece of white card and stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment from the 
Old Geezer Clear Stamp Set
onto it with black ink. Fix the sentiment above the image to the right as shown.

If you want to see the whole feature and read about the three cards I made then you can buy issue 69 of Creative Stamping Magazine  by following the link

HERE 

I never tire of seeing my cards in print!  I consider myself very lucky. <3

Thank you for popping by!

Be sure to pop to 

Whimsy Stamps Blog 

to see the gorgeous DT creations there and then to 

Whimsy Stamps 

to engage in some essential retail therapy!